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Georgia Forestry Commission Medical Emergency Fatality 2023

  • Incident Information:

    Attachment Size
    Georgia Forestry Commission Medical Emergency USFA Notification.pdf (97.76 KB) 97.76 KB
    GFC Medical Emergency Fatality 24 Hour Report.pdf (540.84 KB) 540.84 KB

  • Location:

    Georgia

  • Date:

    06/05/2023

  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion or Heat

  • Description:

    On Monday, June 5, 2023, Wildland Firefighter Shaun Luke Daniel, while on-duty at a contained wildfire in Washington County, Georgia, was walking a firebreak and suddenly collapsed. Fellow emergency responders provided CPR on-scene and he was immediately transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased from an apparent heart attack.

    Medical or Exertion or Heat, Fatality, Medical Emergency

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